WESTON - The general manager of Omni Supermarket in Weston has confirmed what customers have been wondering for weeks – the store is closing after 25 years in the town center.

Although he declined to give a specific date, Suren Avedisian said the business would move out "shortly," citing "economics" as the cause.

Residents and customers have noticed increasingly empty shelves for weeks, with radio host Howie Carr even pondering Omni’s future in a WRKO broadcast.

Potential customers, Avedisian explained, are not coming into Weston Center in the same numbers as they used to.

"Now people can get so many things that they want online, so there’s no reason to come here," he said.

Avedisian said that Omni has been trying to stimulate business to Weston Center for years, but not always successfully.

"About 10 years ago, when we attempted to get a wine and beer license, Town Meeting voted down our request, asserting that the town center already had enough traffic."

Wine sales were finally approved in 2008, and beer sales in 2013.

Avedisian also noted the store is in a secluded area, not visible from Rte. 20, a fact that also affected their sales.

"We handled what we liked to handle, and we packed a lot of variety," Avedisian commented on the store’s size. "While we might not have had every size and flavor of everything, we believe we had a better selection than many of the superstores. We were one of the first in the area to begin carrying gluten-free products, for example."

While Omni did not carry a lot of private labels, he added they did have numerous national brands. "And we put our prepared foods, meats and produce up against anyone’s. Also, if a customer wanted something, we’d find a way to bring it in. We even shipped items to Florida in the winter to customers who said they couldn’t find what they wanted there.